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Bureau of Customs

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Compliance gaps in PH trade facilitation commitments to ASEAN identified

Despite progress in automating operations at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), there is much room for improvement in the Philippines’ efforts to fully meet…
  • August 10, 2015
  • 5 minute read

Work on Co-Loading Act IRR to start soon

Concerned Philippine government agencies will soon be crafting the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the newly signed Foreign Ships Co-loading Act. Bureau of…
  • August 10, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC seizes more shipments of sugar, fireworks worth P46.5M

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has completed inspection of alleged smuggled shipments of sugar, firecrackers, and fake branded apparel earlier seized at the Manila…
  • August 7, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC collars 14 deluxe cars undervalued by nearly 50%

A total of 14 imported luxury vehicles were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on grounds of gross undervaluation. Customs Deputy Commissioner for…
  • August 6, 2015
  • 1 minute read

Cebu Port leases 1.2 hectares to extend container yard

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has rented a nearby lot to expand yard space for cargoes and clear congestion at the Cebu International Port (CIP).…
  • August 5, 2015
  • 2 minute read

PH Customs relaxes watch on lithium batteries

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) says it will no longer require a certificate of exemption from companies that seek to import lithium ion batteries.…
  • August 5, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC, NFA foil attempt to smuggle 12,000 bags of rice

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and National Food Authority (NFA) seized a total of 12,000 bags of suspected smuggled rice worth an estimated P9…
  • August 4, 2015
  • 1 minute read

BOC, PEZA order automates PEZA-to-PEZA goods transfer

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have inked a joint agreement that automates the process of transferring goods between…
  • August 3, 2015
  • 4 minute read

BIR accredits nearly 7,000 importers, brokers in Jan-July

From January to July 20, a total of 6,990 importers and customs brokers were cleared by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to proceed…
  • August 1, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC slaps smuggling raps vs importer of waste from Canada; PH to file diplomatic protest

The Philippine government will file a diplomatic protest with the Canadian government over imports of solid wastes from Canada. This after the Bureau of…
  • July 31, 2015
  • 3 minute read

PH forwarders need pre-approval for e-CCM submission beyond BOC office hours

Philippine freight forwarders must file a request with the appropriate port deputy collector for operations when they submit electronic consolidated cargo manifests (e-CCM) past…
  • July 29, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Subic, Clark locators soon exempt from BOC accreditation

Subic and Clark economic zone locators may soon heave a sigh of relief with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) now drafting a memorandum exempting…
  • July 27, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC: New CY/CFS rates may be released next month

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will soon hold a public consultation on its plan to revise rates for off-dock container yards and container freight…
  • July 27, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC requires fewer hard copies for consumption entries

The Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) paperless drive will gain further traction with a plan to soon reduce the number of hard copies required in…
  • July 27, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC intercepts P34M worth of suspected smuggled sugar

Intelligence operatives from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated more than 13,000 sacks of imported sugar with an estimated worth of P34 million at…
  • July 27, 2015
  • 3 minute read

Trash shipment from Canada illegal but not hazardous – BOC

The controversial waste shipment from Canada, “although illegal, is non-toxic, non-hazardous, and is being disposed in a manner consistent with applicable environment regulations,” the…
  • July 22, 2015
  • 3 minute read

BOC reshuffle affects 20 key personnel

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reassigned some port collectors and other key officials in a bid to improve collection targets. The reshuffle included…
  • July 22, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Customs revises stuffing inspection policy for PH exports

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued an order that identifies export shipments where stuffing inspection must still be conducted. Customs Memorandum Order (CMO)…
  • July 22, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC looking to go wholly digital by early next year

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is accelerating full automation of its processes, and targets the first quarter of 2016 for its launch, according to…
  • July 22, 2015
  • 3 minute read